California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
May 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1979 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 9

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Lansford 3b 5 0 0 0
Ford cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Carew 1b 2 1 0 0
Baylor rf 1 0 0 0
  Miller cf 2 1 2 0
Aikens dh 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 1 1 3
Downing c 3 1 2 1
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 5 1 2 1
Burleson ss 5 1 1 0
Lynn cf 3 3 1 1
Rice dh 4 1 3 2
Yastrzemski lf 1 1 0 1
  Dwyer lf 2 0 0 0
Scott 1b 2 1 0 1
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 3
Evans rf 3 0 1 0
Allenson c 3 0 2 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 9
California 000 004 000472
Boston 610 101 00x9110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (4-2) 0.2 4 6 4 2 1
  Barr   4.1 6 2 2 3 1
  Barlow   3.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
11
9
7
7
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  W (3-1) 9.0 7 4 4 5 7
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
7

  E–Baylor (3), Campaneris (2).  DP–California 2.  2B–Boston Hobson (1,off Ryan); Evans (3,off Barr).  3B–Boston Rice (2,off Barlow).  HR–California Rudi (4,6th inning off Torrez 2 on, 2 out); Downing (2,6th inning off Torrez 0 on, 2 out), Boston Rice (4,4th inning off Barr 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Yastrzemski (1,off Ryan); Scott (1,off Barr).  CS–Baylor (3,2nd base by Torrez/Allenson).  U-HP–Lester Pratt, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Jim McNally, 3B–Clarence Merritt.  T–2:44.  A–23,319.
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